BET Honors Brings the Stars to DC

Hollywood might be all about the Golden Globes this Sunday, but on Saturday it's all about the 4th Annual BET Honors right here in Washington, DC.

Actress Gabrielle Union hosts the show for a third year, which will be taping at the historic Warner Theater on Pennsylvannia Avenue.

Six of the entertainment industry's best and brightest will be honored for overcoming obstacles and beating the odds in order to rise to the cream of the crop in the realms of fashion, music, media and the arts.

The honorees include Bravo TV's newest bad girl of haute couture, Iman and Oscar-winning actor/musician/comedian Jamie Foxx.

Legendary actress Cicely Tyson, publishing mogul Linda Johnson Rice of the "Ebony" and "Jet" empire, along with world renowned jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock and accomplished Smithsonian historian Lonnie G. Bunch, who is also a Washington Post columnist, will also be honored at the star-studded event.

The show includes performances by Trey Songz, Ne-yo, Keyshia Cole, Lalah Hathaway, Yolanda Adams, Guy, Tank, Angelique Kidjo, Naturally 7, Chick Corea Quartet and the Cicely L. Tyson Concert Choir. Presenters include Tyler Perry, Cedric the Entertainer, Anika Noni Rose, Hill Harper, Jimmie Jam and Noah Gray Cabey.

The event takes place on January 15 -- what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 82nd birthday. In honor of Dr. King's dream, proceeds from BET Honors 2011 ticket sales will be donated to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation.

Are you going to the show? If not, don't fret. BET Honors will air nationally on Friday, Feb. 21 at 9pm only on BET.

xoxo,

Markette

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CASTING CALL: Mother, Daughter Model Chicks

Do people always tell you that you look like Chanel Iman?

Are folks always stopping your mom on the street to tell her she looks like Iman or Beverly Johnson OR how much you two look like sisters? (BTW, Chanel Iman and Iman are not related.)

Well, this might be just the thing for you. The production company behind the BET show My Black is Beautiful is looking for hot moms and daughters.

Here's what the producer's are looking for:

• Moms & daughters who look like sisters (daughter has to be 18 or older)
• Women over 50 who look great for their age (who look 10 years or younger)
• Girlfriends who are over 50 and in good shape (who work out, walk, jog, etc.)

If you and your mom (or your mom and her girlfriends) fit the bill, then email your name, number and and photo to: mbibtv@evolutionusa.com....but hurry they are taping tomorrow!

-- Markette

(BTW, I found the original casting notice here: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tfr/1634606504.html)